Re: [Exim] Resending mail

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Author: William Thompson
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Resending mail
> >>> wrap the smtp commands around the contents of a file, don't forget to
> >>> escape ^\.$ lines, then proceed as if it was a bsmtp file (which it it
> >>> becoming at the end).
>
> >> I believe that with SMTP, if a line contains all dots in a message, another
> >> . is prepended.
>
> > so you what you believe is wrong.
>
> > a) its not "a line containing all dots", but "a line containing only
> > one single dot at the beginning of the line".
> [...]
>
> Nope. _Any_ period at the beginning of a line is doubled (to make undo
> possible). See RFC2822 4.5.2 Transparency
>              cu andreas


Ok, I'll look at that RFC. However, I thought it was lines that contained
only dots. (I remember playing with this several months ago)